ME/CFS Society of WA: A Case Definition for Children with ME/CFS

Journal: Clinical Medicine: Pediatrics 2008:1 53-57, Publication
Date: 11 Nov 2008

Authors: Leonard A. Jason [1], Nicole Porter [1], Elizabeth Shelleby
[1], David S. Bell [2], Charles W. Lapp [3], Kathy Rowe [4] and Kenny
De Meirleir [5]

Affiliations:
[1] Center for Community Research, DePaul University.
[2] Medina Hospital, Lyndonville NY.
[3] Hunter-Hopkins Center, Charlotte NC.
[4] Royal Children's Hospital, Australia.
[5] Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Abstract:
The case definition for chronic fatigue syndrome was developed for
adults (Fukuda et al. 1994), and this case definition may not be
appropriate for use with children and adolescents.

The lack of application of a consistent pediatric definition for this
illness and the lack of a reliable instrument to assess it might lead
to studies which lack sensitivity and specificity.

In this article, a case definition is presented that has been
endorsed by the International Association of ME/CFS.

Categories: Pediatrics

Keywords: myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, case
definition

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